Fans Slam Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Horrendous’ Coverage Of The Olympics After Clip Of Her Hosting Goes Viral: ‘No Preparation’

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"The commentary was annoying, disruptive, and offered very little substance. What a disappointing way to watch such an innovative event," wrote one user on X.

"The cool thing about this Olympic opening ceremony is how Peyton Manning and Kelly Clarkson apparently did no preparation," quipped a second X user, as a third wrote: "I don't know how to say this without being mean…Kelly Clarkson and Peyton Manning are absolutely horrendous on this #Paris2024 opening ceremony broadcast. NBC should be ashamed giving them these jobs and not to former Olympic athletes, Parisian historians, or real journalists."

"Completely agree," replied one user, adding: "Unprepared. No context to the history, landmarks, symbolism. Just dumb casting." "What were they thinking? Hiring Kelly Clarkson and Peyton Manning was a horrible choice," slammed another, adding: "KC is very talented and a nice person but both of them are not articulate at all!" Another said: "They are embarrassing."

Other people did come to the "Mine" singer's defense, and thought NBC should take the blame for her lack of preparation. "Why did no one prep her on sports commentating & Olympic facts?" asked one fan on X. "Now she's getting dragged on the internet. She's still a queen though regardless of the hate," they added.

"Kelly Clarkson talks a lot but she's also one of the most unproblematic celebrities, supports many other artists and she's talented as hell. Let her live," wrote another fan, as someone else said: "I appreciate her joy." "There's nothing wrong with her. She's just magical and unthinking," wrote another.

"I have seen too much Kelly Clarkson slander on the internet tonight," another Kelly fan wrote. "She is literally one of the hosts for the opening ceremony," they continued, adding: "The definition of that job is to talk about what she's seeing. She has cheered on every athlete and performer. What are you expecting?"